Call for papers

As usual, we'd like to especially invite presentations on practical
use of LaTeX, plain TeX, ConTeXt, MetaPost, and the rest of the TeX
family. Presentations on new TeX developments, publishing, or any topic
related to the TeX world are also happily received.

Submission information

If you'd like to make a presentation at the conference, please submit
a title and abstract via email (plain ASCII is fine, or any TeX
format—but no footnotes, please) to tug2019@tug.org by
May 15, 2019, and also specify your affiliation as you
would like it listed in the program. Early submissions are greatly
appreciated. Please also write us at that same email address for any
questions, suggestions, expressions of interest, etc. And don't forget
to register for the
conference.

Submissions after the deadline will be considered, indeed gratefully
received, as long as space is available. But to ease our planning,
please at least contact us by the deadline.

We try to reply to all proposals within a day or two of receipt. If
it has gone longer, please do resend, perhaps from a different email
address.

Preprints received by July 15 (preferred format: PDF with
corresponding sources), will be included in the conference program.

Please send us slides for your presentation at any time (preferred
format: PDF, no need for sources), and we will post them on the
conference web site for attendees to peruse.

Plan for a total presentation time around 30-35 minutes, including
time for questions. If you know you will need either more or less time,
please let us know, as this is crucial information for scheduling.

Presentations without accompanying formal papers are also welcome at
the conference. On the other hand, if you can't attend the conference
to present your paper, please submit it
as a regular TUGboat article.

Presentation guidelines

Here are some general guidelines for content of presentations:

plan for a mixed audience including plenty of users, not just developers;

emphasize typical usage, rather than esoteric features;

emphasize techniques that can be used today (dreams for the
future are good to hear as well, of course);

give participants a path for learning further on their own, after
the conference is over.

Technically, please prepare your presentation as a PDF file if at all
possible, to minimize setup time. If live demonstrations or special
software is needed, please tell us in advance. Internet access will be
available.